Creative Arts Therapies Approaches in Adoption and Foster Care: Contemporary Strategies for Working With Individuals and Families
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0398073880 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She is a graduate of George Washington University and founded the art therapy program at the National Children's Center in Washington, D.C., in 1998. Betts, M.A., ATR-BC, hails from Canada. . Ms. About the Author Donna J. Herself an adoptee, Ms. Currently, she is working toward a Ph.D. Betts lectures on topics such as adoption, autism, and art therapy assessment techniques. Betts is an active member of the American Art Therapy Association, and presently serves on AATA's Board of Directors (2002-2004). She also maintains involvement with the National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations (NCCATA), serving as Webmaster and Recorder. in Art Therapy at Florida State University
A variety of psychological constructs are explored, such as trust attachment, abandonment, rejection, self-esteem, identity integration, grief, and loss. The first seven chapters focus on adoption and present theoretical perspectives on adoption adjustment that include psychodynamic, attachment, social role, family systems, stress and coping, object relations, trauma, cognitive-behavioral, and biological perspectives. This book will help meet a demand for ideas and practical information about this topic on the part of an audience reaching beyond the creative arts therapies.. Creative arts therapists will find this collection to be of particular relevance, but the intention is to also introduce this subject to a wide range of cli
She also maintains involvement with the National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations (NCCATA), serving as Webmaster and Recorder. Donna J. in Art Therapy at Florida State University. . Ms. Betts is an active member of the American Art Therapy Association, and presently serves on AATA's Board of Directors (2002-2004). Betts, M.A., ATR-BC, hails from Canada. She is a graduate of George Washington University and founded the ar
"Book excellent resource for adopton agencies" according to A Customer. I am a social worker and I have worked with art therapists in the past. I have seen the power of art therapy in helping adopted kids and foster care kids. At the agency where I work, we were always looking for resources on art therapy for our kids, but there was really not much out there. I was thrilled to discover Betts' book. Finally, a book about the arts therapies and adoption and foster care! The book is a great resource and the staff at my agency have really benefited from reading it. It's also been helpful for parents, who are now asking about how to get arts therapy